Chemical characterization of eumelanins with special emphasis on 5,6- dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid content and molecular size

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 248, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 149-157

  Ozeki, Hiroyuki ^a,c   Wakamatsu, Kazumasa ^b   Ito, Shosuke ^b   Ishiguro, Isao ^a  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Hoyu Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; MAMMALS; POLYMERIZATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; DEGREE OF POLYMERIZATION; DIHYDROXYINDOLE; HPLC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR SIZE; OXIDATION PRODUCTS; PYRROLE-2 ,3 ,5-TRICARBOXYLIC ACID; SPECTRO-PHOTOMETRIC METHOD;

MELANIN;

5,6 DIHYDROXYINDOLE; 5,6 DIHYDROXYINDOLE 2 CARBOXYLIC ACID; MELANIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; HAIR COLOR; MELANOCYTE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0031570356     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/abio.1997.2079     Document Type: Article

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